Shade



March 25', 1924. 1,487,780

R.HATCHER SHADE Filed Jan. 8, 1923 RALPH HATCHER, OF DETROIT,

W the rare MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HAIrF 'I'O FRANK KOSS,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SHADE.

Application filed January 8, 1923. Serial No. 611,308.

7'0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, RALPH HATCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan. have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Shades, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to' an improved shade for the light bulb of an electric head lamp such as is used on automotive vehicles, and to an improved mounting therefor.

An object is to provide a detachable shade, which may be sold as an independent accessory to be easily installed by one.

unskilled in mechanics; and which shade, when installed, is held securely in position, withoutv rattle or danger of displacement; and is so constructed and supported as to direct the light rays forwardly and downwardly and prevent the rays from shining upwardly into the eyes of the driver of an approaching vehicle.

The shade is simple and inexpensive and of such a character that one may attach the same in place without the aid of tools.

The above and other objects together with the details of construction and method of attachment will more fully appear from the following description and appended claims, and accompanying drawing, in which;

Fig. 1 is avertical sectional view through an electric head lamp such as used on an automobile showing my improved shade in position.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shade.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the shade.

In the drawings, I have shown my shade as attached to a standard head lamp, comprising a lamp casing or shell 5, through the rear of which an electric connection 6 extends, which connection is fitted with a lamp socket 7 adapted to receive a removable light bulb '8. A reflector 9 is generally provided and the glass 10 is held between the rim flange of the reflector and an annular bead 11 secured to the lamp shell, by convenient means such as screws 12. With my shade which serves as a reflector it would not be necessary to use a reflector member 9', however, I prefer to consider my to any standard type of headlamp construction, and this is a. well known standard form. y improved shade, which constitutes my mvention'is preferably formed of metal and is a unitary structure. The shade, in its entirety is indicated by the reference numeral 16 and comprises a short socket portion 13 adapted to he received snugly over the light socket 'Z, abutting the reflector 9 which is held in place by aspacer Y encircling the socket. Extending radially vertically from this socket portion is a. back portion 14 of the shade from which the mainbody of the shade extends forwardly in opposed arcuate side walls 15, which close underneath the light bulb to obstruct the major portion of the downward rays of light rearwardly to he reflected outwardly by the reflector 9. The side wall portions 15-obstruct the passe e of lateral rays to be gathered up andre' ected by the reflector 9, and the top of the shade. 16 is flattened and slopes forwardly as shown to the point 1?, which corresponds with the outward extension of the side wall portions, which taper to a point to meet the top portion. The top truding overhanging angular lip 17, which tapers to a point as at 18 to an age the glass and is held sli 'htly under distortion etween the glass an the rear support for the shade, the lip structure bein resilient to yield, so that when distorted by the glass 10, the shade itself is held securely in place a ainst rattle or displacement by jar or shoci incident to travel of the vehicle equipped with the head lamps.

This overhanging lip 17 cuts ofi the .li ht rays which otherwise would pass upwar ly to the annoyance of anyone in front of the head lamps and these forward light rays would be split around the point of the protruding lip and thrown downwardly on each side thereof.

What I claim is:

1. In an electric head lamp comprising a. cup shaped shell having asta-tipnary reflector shell interiorthereof and provided with a glass removably secured over the mouth of the cup and a socket connection interior thereof which socket is fitted with a remow able light bulb; a shade for the light bulb comprising a unitary structure having a back wall perforated to fit over the lam socket and an annular flange thereon exten ing axially from said perforation to form a bearing on the socket, said shade structure having a. flattened top portion extending foris provided with. proportion of the shade for ihe lighe a: pward li ghi rays from the bulb and having said Wall portions continuous with the top and back well and extending underneath the, light bulb and. tapered upwardly to meet the flattened top portion.

2. The combination with an electric heed lamp comprising a concave easing fitted with a, lens and provided with a concave reflector interior the casing and a light socket pro truding thereinto from therein and pro videdwit-h a light buib,.of a shade member having a rear end portion receivable over the light socket for Support ande top portion 7 extending forwardly and downwardly; from the rear end portion and terminating in e, resilient tip which engages the lens and 18 held under distortion thereby to hold the shade securely in position against rattle,

3. The eomhinanion of on electric head lamp comprising a concave casing having a lens, eonenve reflector within the seeing, a socket el'ifiending thereinto from fihe provided with a light hello, a, shade ouln h wing e E68,)? end porzion receivable over @he light socket for so port a. flat top portion extending ownweirdly and fo-rwzir'dly and terminating in a 30 it bends downwardly to form the tip.

4. In a head lamp comprising a concave caeing'fitted *ith a lens and provided with a light bulb carried by a light socket extendingflieyeinto from the rear, a shade member having a rear end portion receivable over the light socket for suppore and a flattened top portion extending downwardly and forwardly iliereof and terminating in a tip which abuts the lens and is held under cons-n-nint thereby, said shade having side portions whieh taper upwardly from the fear I to engage the topportion.

RALPH HATCHER.

Witnesses A SLUseEAN,

Edens KENNEDY.

35 top portion substantially at the point where 1 

